Printing-machine.



E. OCUVIPAUGH, I2D. PRINTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED IAN.'23. I9I4.

Lllk, Patented Nov. 23, MM5

,. emmen enanas redimir ernten' EDMUD OCUMPA'UGH, 2D, 0F ROCHESTER, NEWYRK.

To aZZwwnt it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, EDMUND OSUMPAU'GH, 2d,a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Rochesterpin the county of Monroe rlhisinvention` relates toyfprinting-mal' chines of the type inl which any ofa series of characters or words may be impressed selectively upon acheckor other article.

The invention, while having features ap- A plicable to various machinesof this type, is particularly applicable to machines of the kinddesignated as check-writing machines, in which characters are providedfor filling in the amounts of bank-checks.

The object of the invention is to improve the manually-operablemechanism by which hoththe selective and the impressing operations ofthe printingmeans are controlled, and particularly1 to producev anarrangement in which two easily performed movements of a singlemanually-operable member serve for Vthe accomplishment of both of thesefunctions.

To the foregoing end the invention comprises the use of amanually-operable member which is capable of both lateral andlongitudinal movements in a single plane, one of these movements beingutilized for the selective operation, and the other for the impressingoperation.

rlfhe invention further comprises simple and elfective means whereby themanuallyoperable member; during its longitudinal movement, is lockedagainst accidental lateral movement.

Finally, the invention comprises a novel arrangement of mechanism forconnecting the manually-operable member with a rota.- table typerarryingmember or wheeh and with a movable'platen, whereby the selective andimpressing moyemeiits of theseprinting-means are transmitted to themfrom the manually-operable member.

In the accompanying drawings:-Figure 1 is a planview of a check-writingmachine embodying the ,present invention, with a part of the casingbroken away to show the interior mechanism; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionon the ,line 2 2 in Fig. l; Fig. 3 isI a horizontal section on the line3-3 in Fig. 2;

and Fig. 4 is ,a partial vertical section on theline .f1-4: in Fig. l.

PRINTING-IVACHINE.

Specicaticn of Letters Patent.

ln the Aillustrated embodiment ofthe in ventlon the printing-meanscomprise a.- rotatable type-wheel 5.,carrying types eapres'- sive ofvarious numbers, and a platen 6 by which a check may be pressed intoengage# 10. The carrier is mounted to oscillate upon a vertical anis orshari@ 11, this shaft being Patented Nov. 23, i915,- Application ledJanuary 23, 1914. Serial No. 813,873. i

journaled, at its ends, in a casing 12 which incloses the mechanism ofthe machine. The oscillatory movements of the parts gust described arecommunicated to the typewheel to produce the rotation of the wheel bywhich selection is made among the characters thereon to beimpressed-upon the..

check. For this purpose a. segmental gear 13, fixed to the shaft 11,engages a pinion 1,4 integral with a gear 15 which is connected,

'gin turn, through gears 16 and 17, with the Atype-vvheel, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2.

Accordingly, a. swinging movement of the tremity to another of its pathof movement causes a complete rotation of the type-wheel, while theparts may be arrested at anyv in termediate point. To indicate therequired position of the parts, a. pointer 18 is fixed graduated scale19 at the top of the machine.

The machine' is preferably arranged to impress characters upon a checkboth by a cutting action and by the application of ink. The cuttingaction may be produced in the usual manner by the use of serrationsinthel -manually-operable member 7 from one eX- upon Vthe sleeve 9, andcoperates with 'a the sleeve 9. This plunger is normally held in itsforward position, as in Fig. r2, by means of a spring 21 coiled withinthe carrier 10, but the4 plunger has a beveled surface 22 which engagesa hall 23 resting on the top of a rod 24. This rod extends axiallythrough the shaft 11, which is made hollow for` this purpose, and whenthe plunger 8 is repressed the ball and the rod 24 are forceddownwardly. The lower'end of the rod engages an adjusting-screw 25,threaded into a lever 426 which isfulcrumed at 27 on the frame of themachine, and the lever carries 'the platen 6 at its forward end, Aspring 28, engaging a ,projection 29 on the lever 26 as Shown in Figs. 3and 1l, normally holds the parts in the position illustrated, in whichthe platen Ais suliiciently remove from the type-wheel to permit a checkto be placed upon the Work-table 30 beneath the type- Wheel. Theposition in which the check is so placed is determined by an adjustablegage 3l movable over the top of the table.

The check is held yieldingly upon the table by a spring-pressed roller32, and after each impressing operation it isfed forward by means ofserrated feed-rollers 33, working beneath the table and actuatedautomatically by any ordinary or suitable means. In swinging the head 7from side to side to set the type-wheel it is 'necessary that it bebrought to rest exactly in a position in which one end of the charactersin the typewheel will be in printing position. To assist thissetting-operation asliding detent 3i is mounted in the carrier 10 thisdetent having a conical end which cooperates with a series ofdepressions in the casing 12, and being forced outwardly into engagementthere- -Withpby the spring 21. Since the detent 34 yields readily tomovement of the manuallyoperable mechanism it permits the parts to beset with facility, while at the same time it tends to prevent them fromcoming to rest in any intermediate position. Since its action is notpositive, however, I employ additional means for positively `lockingthemanually-operable member against accidental lateral or selectivemovement While the impressing movement is beingperforined. To this end alocking-pin 35 is fixed to the plunger 8, and projects downwardlythrough a slot in the sleeve 9. rlhis pin cooperates with a series ofholes 36 in the casing 12, these holes corresponding in position t'o theseveral selective positions of the mechanism. l The pin is normally outof engagement, with the holes, but upon a rearward sliding movement ofthe plunger the first parteof this movement causes a locking action bythe pin, so that when the final and greatest pressure is imposed uponthe plunger, to cause the vplaten to press the work firmly against thetype-wheel, there is no possibility of accidental movement of the partsfrom their position of correct registratiom To facilitate the impressingoperation two finger-holds 37 are provided upon the sleeve 9, and theoperator places the first and second fingers upon these finger-holdsWhile pressing the thumb against the concave face of the head 7. lViththe hand in this position the manually-operable members may easily beswung from side to side and'tl'ien repressed, thus pcrforn'iingsuccessively, with convenience, the selective and impressing operations,and this arrangement also .l permits a considerable pressure to beimparted to the platen without severe effort on the part of the user.

My invention is not limited. to the embodiment thereof hereinbeforedescribed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, but it may beembodied in various other forms within the nature of the invention as itis defined in the following claims.

l. ln a printing-machine, the combina.- tion, with printing-meansadapted to iinpress any of a series of characters selectively, ofmechanism foar actuating the printing means to producen selectiveoperation and animpressing operation thereof, comprising amanually-operable member adapted to swing laterally, in a substantiallyhorizontal plane, to cause one of said operations, and movable in thesaine plane, but transversely to its first said movement, to cause theother of 'said operations.

2. ln a printing-machine, the combination, with printing-means adaptedto impress any of a series of characters selectively, of mechanism, foractuating the printing-mechanisin, comprising a manually-operableplunger movable laterally to cause a selective operation of theprintingmeans, and movable longitudinally tocause an impressingopeiation of -the printingmeans. e

3. ln a printing-machine, the combination, with printing-means adaptedto impress any of a series of characters selectively, of mechanism, foractuating the printing-mechanism, comprising a manually-operable plungermovable laterally to cause a selective operation of the printingmeans,and movable longitudinally to cause an impressing operation of theprintingmeans, and means for locking the kplunger against lateralmovement during its longitudinal movement.

4. l'n `a printing-machine, the combina-` los Press any of'a series ofcharacters sele'ctively, of mechanism, for actuating rtheprinting-means, comprising a manually-operable member movable in onedirection to cause a selective operation of the printingmeans, and inanother direction to cause an impressing operation, yielding means`tending to arrestjhe selective movement of the manually-operablemciiiber in one of a series 4 vof vpositions corresponding to theselective positions of the printing-means, and means for positivelypreventing further selective movement of the manually-operable inemberduring its impressing movement.

In a printing machine, the combination, with a type-Wheel and a platen,of a hollow shaft geared to the type-Wheel so as to rotate it by rockinshaft, a manually-opera le member, Iprojecting laterally from, andconnected with, the

movement of theA shaft, by which the shaft may be rocked, a plungerslidable Within the shaft, a second manually-operable member carried bythe shaft and movable relatively thereto, Said second n'mnually-operablemember coperutng with the plunger to move it Within the shaft, andconnections between the platen and tl1e`plunger for actuating the formerfrom the latter.

EDMUN D OCUMPAUGH, 2D..

Witnesses:

FARNUM F. DORSEY, D. GURNEE.

